West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Mammalia   >   Order Sirenia   >   Family Trichechidae   >   Genus Trichechus   

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A West Indian Manatee at Crystal River NWR, Florida (2/21/2008). Photo credit: Keith Ramos. Photo by USFWS Endangered Species. (MBP list)

A West Indian Manatee at Crystal River NWR, Florida (12/24/2008). Photo credit: Tracy Colson. Photo by USFWS Endangered Species. (MBP list)

West Indian Manatees at Crystal River NWR, Florida (8/27/2005). Manatees are very rare visitors to the Chesapeake Bay in the summer months. Photo by USFWS Endangered Species. (MBP list)

A West Indian Manatee found dead on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/29/2015). Photo by Allen Sklar. (MBP list)

A West Indian Manatee found dead on Assateague Island in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/29/2015). Photo by Allen Sklar. (MBP list)


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